Sleeve-holding device



P. L. JAGOBSON.

R G I V E D G N I D L O H E V B E L S (No Model.)

No. 556,503. Patented Mar. 17,1896.

UNirEn STATES PATENT FFICE.

PETER L. JACOBSON, OF MILIVAUKEE, IVISCONSILT SLEEVE-HOLDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,503, dated March1'7, 1896.

Application filed August 27,1894. Serial No. 521,396. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER L. J ACOBSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWVisconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements inSleeve-Holding Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to sleeve-holding devices; and it consists incertain peculiarities of construction and combinations of parts, as willbe fully set forth hereinafter and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the simplestform of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view illustrating a protective casing forming part ofmy said invention. Fig. 4 is a view illustrating my invention in use.

In its simplest form my device is made from a single piece ofspring-wire bent around to form an open circle A, with a series ofspringclips 13 B B formed therefrom at intervals, and preferably, foradded strength, I make the said open circleAdoublethat is, of the returnend of the wireas shown, the initial point a of the wire a and theterminal I) of the return end I) of the same being preferably united atthe point 0 by a drop of solder, as hereinafter described.

In the formation of the described springclips B the wire a (at somelittle distance from its initial end) is bent nearly vertically upward,as shown at d, thence it is rounded outward, as shown at e, thencebrought inward, as shown at f, on the line of an ogee, till it isagainst the circle A, thence rounded outward and upward, as shown at g,thence said wire is bent transversely across the line of its firstupright bend d, as shown at h, from which point the wire a is bent backin precisely the reverse order to that just described to form the otherhalf of the said spring-clip B, as shown at g, f, e, and (1, and fromthe base-line of the upright bend (Z the wire a is carried aroundhorizontally on a circularline to the point at which theneXt'spring-clip B is to be formed, at which point the wire a is againbent upward, as at d, and so on, just as described, till the requirednumber of springclips B (preferably four) are formed from the wire Ct onthe upper part of the open circle A, and then the wire a is carriedaround, on the line of said circle beyond the last-formed spring-clip B,to a point about in line with the first-formed spring-clip B, whence itis bent, shown at 0 and brought back to form the return end I) of thewire, everywhere following the line of the circle A formed of the firstpart of the wire a above it, so that said circle A is double, as stated,this end I) of the wire being continued beyond the initial point a to apoint about on line with the last-formed spring-clip'B, when said returnend I) is bent upward, as shown at 19 and forward to the describedinitial point a of the wire a to which the extreme end I) of the returnend I) is preferably united, as shown at c, by a drop of solder, asalready stated.

In said simplest form of my device I preferably unite the lower portionsof the parts d cl of the spring-clips B and the adjacent portions a b ofthe circle A all together by solder, and this is amply sufficient forstrength in most instances; but to guard against any accidental fractureof these solder-joints and consequent spreading of the two parts of thecircle A and separation therefrom of the spring-clips B, I employin someinstances the protective casing formed preferably of thin sheet metal,(shown at O D in Fig. 3,) the same consisting of open tubes bent aroundthe two strands of wire in an obvious man- Her, and preferably united bysolder at their meeting edges. \Vhen this casing is employed it is notabsolutely necessary to first solder the wire portions of the devicecovered thereby, and in fact the protective casing can be crimped toplace over the wires without the use of any solder whatever, and the endof the open' circle A that has the meeting ends of the wires indicatedby a b may also be covered by a similar protective casing if desired.

The operation of my device will be apparent from the foregoingdescription of its construction, taken in connection with the ac'companying drawings, particularly Fig. 4, wherein is shown ashirt-sleeve rolled up upon the arm of the wearer and held in thatposition by my device, the swelled portions of the spring-clips Bserving to receive the ro1led-up portion of the sleeve, and the ends g gof said clips bearing against the cloth and holding the same byspring-power between said ends and the adjacent part of the circle A,which latter, being open, as shown and described, is very readilyslipped on the arm of the wearer and as readily removed therefrom.

My invention will be found of great use in shops, factories, foundries,and other places where the workmen prefer to work bare-armed and at thesame time do not wish to remove their shirts, and will effectually keepthe sleeve of the latter as originally rolled up, thus insuring againstthe annoyance of frequent rerollin g or adjustment and avoiding thesoiling of the sleeves incident thereto. It will also be found of greatservice to women engaged in laundry-work, washing dishes, bread-makingor other occupations requiring bare arms, and equally useful to farmers,gardeners, and other outdoor workers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for retaining rolled-up sleeves, comprising a flexible opencircular band having a series of spring-clips projecting backwardtherefrom, and curved outward and thence forward and inward formingenlarged loops to receive the said rolled-up portion of the sleeves, andthe free ends of said springelips being normally in contact with saidband and projecting beyond the same to prevent the escape of therolled-up portion of the sleeve, substantially as set forth.

2. A device for retaining rolled-up sleeves, consisting of a singlestrip of spring-wire doubled upon itself to form an open circular band,said wire being bent at intervals to form integral doubled spring-clipsprojecting at right angles to the line of said band, and with the freeends of said clips normally in contact with said band, substantially asset forth.

3. A device for retaining rolled-up sleeves, consisting of a singlestrap of spring-wire doubled upon itself to form an open circular band,said wire being bent at intervals to form integral doubled spring-clipsprojecting at right angles to the line of said band, in combination withprotective casings comprising thin sheet-metal open tubes bent aroundthe adjacent portions of the band and clips, substantially as set forth.

1. A device for retaining rolled-up sleeves, comprising a flexible opencircular band having ends which freely pass each 0131191,L11d a seriesof backward-extending enlarged curved loops for receiving and retainingsaid rolledup portions of the sleeves of the wearer, entirely back ofthe annular line of said band, the free ends of said loops being broughtforward for normal frictional engagement with said band beyond the lineof said rolled-up portion of the sleeves, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Viscousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

PETER L. JACOBSON. \Vitnesses:

II. G. UNDERwooD, J. D. UNDERwooD.

